The fastidious are unfortunate; nothing satisfies them.

Quote by Jean De La Fontaine

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We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

The strongest passion is fear.

The strongest passion is fear.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

One often has need of one, inferior to himself.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.

In short, Luck's always to blame.

In short, Luck's always to blame.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

Sadness flies away on the wings of time.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

To win a race, the swiftness of a dart availeth not without a timely start.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

A hungry stomach cannot hear.

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value

Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value

I bend and do not break.

I bend and do not break.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

By the work one knows the workman.

By the work one knows the workman.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

Never sell the bear's skin before one has killed the beast.

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance

Beware so long as you live, of judging men by their outward appearance

It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast...

It is only in appearance that time is a river. It is rather a vast...

The cat is the mirror of his human's mind...the dog mirrors his human's physical appearance.

The cat is the mirror of his human's mind...the dog mirrors his human's physical appearance.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.